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May 22, 2013
Zale swings to profit in Q3; names former CEO of Signet as chairman

Zale Corp. on Wednesday reported net income of $5.1 million for the third quarter, compared with a loss of $4.5 million in the year-ago period.

May 20, 2013
Seattle’s Best opens 10 drive-thru windows in Texas

Starbucks subsidiary Seattle’s Best Coffee opened 10 new drive-through windows at restaurants throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

May 17, 2013
Former Tuesday Morning CEO files discrimination lawsuit again ex-employer

Kathleen Mason, former CEO of Tuesday Morning, has filed a lawsuit against her ex-employer in Dallas District Court claiming discrimination.

May 7, 2013
Le Duff America Ignores the Slow Recovery

Chain Store Age asked Paul Carolan, chief development officer for Dallas-based Le Duff America, about the bakery-café company's aggressive growth plan in the United States.

The North American subsidiary of Paris-based Groupe Le Duff SA, Le Duff America now manages four brands in the United States: Bruegger's Bagels, la Madeleine Country French Café, Brioche Dorée and Mimi's Café, which was acquired in March.

May 7, 2013
New Conference Series Pushes Networking

In the retail real estate landscape, there aren't as many networking options as one might think. Even fewer if you narrow it down to those events that put landlords and tenants in the same room, along with entertainment, face-to-face meet and greets, and mutually beneficial educational sessions.

May 7, 2013
Wrap-up coverage of Chain Store Age's 49th annual SPECS
Store Development and Facilities

Store development and facilities professionals from some of the nation's biggest retail and restaurant chains gathered in Dallas to attend Chain Store Age's 49th annual SPECS Conference, at the Hilton Anatole Hotel. The event attracted professionals involved in the design, planning, and construction of stores and restaurants, along with those in facilities management.

May 6, 2013
Rue21, Jared to open at El Paso retail centers

Dallas-based Venture Commercial Real Estate said it has negotiated leases for two retailers entering or expanding in the El Paso, Texas, market.

May 1, 2013
Getting Creative

Sometimes, to meet consumer demand you have to get creative. That’s what developer Centergy Retail, LLC, Dallas, did in the conceptualization of a hybrid power-lifestyle center in the heart of El Paso, Texas.

April 22, 2013
Survey: Mobile moms browse, buy on own schedule
Survey results released by Alliance Data Retail Services found that many mothers are tapping into their mobile phones’ capabilities to help with their hectic lives, whether via text, tag or talk.
April 18, 2013
Jones Lang LaSalle adds veteran team to brokerage group

Dallas -- Jones Lang LaSalle announced it has added the veteran team of Robin Smith and Lance W. Taylor to its retail brokerage team, both as senior VPs and both charged with assisting the firm’s growing client base of both retailers and landlords throughout the Southwest.

The Smith-Taylor team brings with them a two million sq.-ft. portfolio of retail assets that they currently lease on behalf of multiple owners.

Geno Coradini leads Jones Lang LaSalle Retail for the Dallas/Southwest region.

April 18, 2013
SPECS-ulation About the Future of Retail Real Estate

I recently attended Chain Store Age’s 49th annual Store Planning, Equipment, Construction and Facilities Services Seminars (SPECS) in Dallas, Texas.

April 18, 2013
SPECS-ulation About the Future of Retail Real Estate

I recently attended Chain Store Age’s 49th annual Store Planning, Equipment, Construction and Facilities Services Seminars (SPECS) in Dallas, Texas.

April 16, 2013
Market Street Place to launch construction

Dallas-based Cypress Equities said Monday that construction is about to begin on the site of what will become Market Street Place, a 250,000-sq.-ft. retail center scheduled to open in 2015 and co-developed by Cypress Equities and The Carlyle Group.

April 16, 2013
Market Street Place to launch construction

Dallas-based Cypress Equities said Monday that construction is about to begin on the site of what will become Market Street Place, a 250,000-sq.-ft. retail center scheduled to open in 2015 and co-developed by Cypress Equities and The Carlyle Group.

April 16, 2013
Plaza at Preston Center to unveil new tenants, expansion

Venture Commercial said that The Plaza at Preston Center, in Dallas, will see the Texas debuts of Sprinkles Ice Cream and True Food Kitchen this spring, and international retailers LUBLU Kira Plastinina and Aftershock London have selected The Plaza for their flagship U.S. stores.

April 10, 2013
Alco Stores moving corporate headquarters to Texas

Alco Stores Inc. said Wednesday it is moving its corporate headquarters from Abilene, Kan., to a suburb of Dallas, citing the need to be “in a more metropolitan area.”

April 10, 2013
Alco Stores moving corporate headquarters to Texas

Alco Stores Inc. said Wednesday it is moving its corporate headquarters from Abilene, Kan., to a suburb of Dallas, citing the need to be “in a more metropolitan area.”

April 4, 2013
DDR acquires $81 million in assets, including Dallas power center

DDR Corp. announced that, during the first quarter, it acquired two prime assets in Dallas and in Oakland, Calif., for $81 million.

April 4, 2013
DDR acquires $81 million in assets, including Dallas power center

DDR Corp. announced that, during the first quarter, it acquired two prime assets in Dallas and in Oakland, Calif., for $81 million.

April 2, 2013
SPECS wraps up 49th annual show; partners with RetailROI

Store development and facilities professionals from some of the nation’s biggest retail and restaurant chains gathered in Dallas, Texas, to attend Chain Store Age’s 49th annual SPECS Conference, March 17-20, at the Hilton Anatole Hotel.

March 26, 2013
7-Eleven leases 17 stores in Cleveland area

7-Eleven will rebrand convenience stores in Ohio’s Cuyahoga and Lorain counties as part of a 19-store lease from Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Gas Partners LP.

March 18, 2013
SPECS 2013 opens with Navy Seal, aid for children

Chain Store Age's 49th annual SPECS store development conference officially kicked off on Monday morning at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas with two kinds of inspiration: Greg Buzek, president of IHL Group, introduced the Retail Orphan Initiative, and U.S. Navy Seal Scott Taylor presented Afterburner Black Ops, challenging the audience of retailers in design, construction, facilities, store planning and development to use Seal techniques to run their organizations.

March 13, 2013
Venture reps 22,400 sq. ft. in retail leases in D-FW area

Venture Commercial said it has represented tenants Sola Salon Studios and Guitar Center in the completion of two D-FW leases, totaling 22,400 sq. ft. of space.

March 11, 2013
Don’t Miss Out! Register today for SPECS (March 17 -20, Dallas)

Network with peers from leading retail and restaurant companies at SPECS, the industry’s premier store development and facilities event.

March 7, 2013
Report: J.C. Penney lays off 2,200 store and office associates

The ax has fallen — again — at J.C. Penney Co. The retailer laid off approximately 2,200 employees in its stores and district offices on Wednesday, The Dallas Morning News reported.

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